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The Library of Congress has made the Codex Quetzalecatzin, which was created between 1570 and 1595 and previously owned by William Randolph Hearst, publicly available online.
Dating to circa 1100 AD, the Mayan Codex is said to have been painted by a single artist, recording the movements of planet Venus over the course of 584 days.
The Library of Congress has acquired and digitized the 16th-century Codex Quetzalecatzin, a rare Mesoamerican record of early European contact.
Codex Black: A Fire Among Clouds is one of IGN's most anticipated graphic novels of 2023, and we've got an exclusive preview ahead of the book's April 4 release.
Scan Reveals Rare, 500-Year-Old Mesoamerican Manuscript Hyperspectral imagery reveals hidden Mixtec paintings and glyphs on the 16-foot, deer-hide Codex Selden ...
The Aztec Codex includes turkeys alongside important gods and ceremonies, showing their special status. There's even a turkey deity, Chalchiuhtotolin, god of the plagues.
Combining classic cartoon style with the Aztec codex, Menchaca has created a visual allegory equating self-sacrifice with border issues in the large front windows of Artpace. “It's based on the ...
Arleene Correa Valencia, Alejandro Cartegena and Nanci Amaka present unforgettable work at Catharine Clark Gallery.
Many leaders throughout history have taken on larger-than-life status. For example, Quetzalcoatl in the Valley of Mexico abolished human sacrifice, a controversial move in ancient Mesoamerican ...
The codices, or codex (singular) present illuminated manuscripts describing the region’s history and culture through the eyes of a 15th century tlaculios (a codex painter or scribe), detailing ...
The exhibition opened at UT as part of the Mesoamerican Meetings, formerly the Maya Meetings, a conference that ran Jan. 9-13. The Codex remains on view through Feb. 23.